TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said data transmitted from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft indicated it successfully landed on a distant asteroid Thursday and completed its historic mission of collecting underground samples that scientists hope will provide clues to the origin of the solar system. Hayabusa2 had created itself a landing crater in April by dropping a […]

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died. He was 80. Bouton’s family said he died Wednesday at the Great Barrington home he shared with wife Paula Kurman. He fought a brain disease linked […]

SANFORD – City councilors voted to strike a clause in one of a pair of revised ordinances that governs how the city of Sanford deals with the medical marijuana industry when the mayor said the phrase sounded like an endorsement. In the end, after the clause was struck, the amended ordinances on governance that include […]

A federal requirement in the Medicaid program is threatening to hamper the Mills administration’s effort to increase access to opioid treatment programs in Maine. The Legislature shelved a bill this session that would have increased reimbursement rates, starting in July, by 8 percent for those offering medication-assisted treatment to Medicaid patients. The proposal stalled after […]

AUGUSTA — Maine’s agriculture commissioner is asking the federal government to use a new program to buoy the state’s wild blueberry industry during a difficult time. Blueberry harvesters collected about 57 million pounds of the berries in 2018. That was down nearly 11 million pounds from the previous year, and prices have been low. Maine […]

A Bridgton husband and wife, both 77, sustained serious head injuries during a home invasion Wednesday morning at the hands of a 37-year-old man who lives a mile away, police said. Bridgton police received a 911 call from the couple’s home on Long Lake just after 8 a.m. When they arrived, they discovered that the […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or issued a summons from June 3 to June 9. • Ian Blow, 31, of Saco, was issued a summons for operating with a suspended or revoked license. • Jeffrey Cormier, 57, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued […]

BIDDEFORD — LEGO enthusiasts of all ages can show off their creativity and their love for their city at Biddeford Brick by Brick, a LEGO building contest hosted by local community group Heart of Biddeford. Participants are being asked to create a LEGO replica of a Biddeford landmark or design a model of a landmark […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy said it prevented three Iranian paramilitary vessels from impeding the passage of a British commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz early Thursday, a day after Iran’s president warned of repercussions for the seizure of its own supertanker. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if […]

Currently playing at the Hackmatack Playhouse in South Berwick is “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.” The show is based on the novel by Mark Haddon and was adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens. It has been well-received by Playhouse audiences. Despite the length of the show, no one in the […]